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RESOLUTION NO. '( 2A S-1—c— A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA, CALLING FOR AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VOICING ITS SUPPORT TO THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FEDERAL"VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'S ACT" aei,eaG, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, acknowledges that recently a bi-partisan majority of the House of Representatives joined the United States Senate in approving reauthorization of the "Violence Against Women's Act" and send it to the President for review and approval; and eai the Common Council notes that unfortunately, domestic violence affects all communities, with data showing that three (3) women die each day from domestic violence which clearly shows that the perpetrators of such violence should be brought to justice; and (VIwyer the federal legislation would give new powers to Tribal Courts to help protect Native American Women, where the statistic reveal that one in three are the victims of such crimes; and 0*ecerr4, the Council recognizes that on February 28, 2013, the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced that $12.6 million would be made available in grants to twenty(20) communities as part of a new, "consolidated program designed to more effectively reduce dating violence"; and 04eea6, the Council also notes that in 2004, DOJ's Office of Violence Against Women identified St. Joseph County as one of fifteen (15) pilot sites nationally out of 400 applicants, to receive federal financial support to "eradicate all forms of domestic violence"; and that the Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County located at 533 North Niles Avenue in South Bend serves "as a one-stop help center for victims of domestic violence and their children"; where "providers from many organizations—domestic violence victim services, prosecution, probation, law enforcement, medical services, civil legal assistance, chaplains, and other community-based services" are brought together under one roof; and 4/exe66, it is reported that "in St. Joseph County, police respond to approximately 8,000 domestic violence calls a year:" with the DOJ estimating that "only 54% of the intimate partner violence is reported to authorities" and that "victims come from all walks of life, income levels, races and religions". , Jule, Iv it xekoketl by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the 11th day of March, 2013, as follows: